Europos Parkas Lithuania

A visit to Europos Parkas in Lithuania is a truly unique experience. It may not be to everyone’s taste, but the concept is brilliant nonetheless. Europos Parkas in Lithuania has existed since 1991, when it was established on the initiative of a sculptor. The founder of Europos Parkas in Lithuania is Gintaras Karosas.

Europos Parkas in Lithuania is about a 20-minute drive from Vilnius. Visitors who have already been to Europos Parkas say that the park is very well signposted once you leave Vilnius. Europos Parkas is an art park covering an area of around 55 hectares. A small pyramid has stood within this extensive site since 1996. The artist intended it to mark the geographical centre of Europe in a striking way.
To support this claim, the names of European capitals and their distances from this landmark are engraved on the paving slabs. Most of the artworks in Europos Parkas in Lithuania are integrated into the forest, either blending into the landscape or appearing abstractly misplaced in nature, as if they had been lost and never collected. The works include, for example, sections of the Berlin Wall. The number of artworks that together give Europos Parkas its overall character varies between 90 and 100, depending on the publication and the importance it assigns to the pieces. Not all the works are by the founder. Artists from 29 countries have already taken part in this initiative, “Europos Parkas in Lithuania.”

The information boards explain the ideas the artists sought to express through their works. To help visitors avoid getting lost in Europos Parkas, maps are available right at the ticket office. Anyone interested in art and culture, or perhaps hoping to introduce their children to this kind of art, will probably be delighted by Europos Parkas in Lithuania.